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Originally Posted by Suzy Creamcheese
So it's okay to pay someone for "artisinal" goods, but people who sell digital goods can go fuck themselves?
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I'd happily purchase physical recordings of Luigi Russolo if he were alive and offering anything for sale. The same goes for Stockhausen, Cage, and everyone else. But how is one to survey their catalogs of recorded works without downloading a lossless discography uniformly sorted by catalog number and date of issue? How else would you make an informed decision on which pressings, which masters, etc you'd prefer for your library? A fella needs to perform comprehensive comparative analyses to make a proper decision!
Besides, multiple studies have concluded that the ‘worst’ file-sharing pirates spend significantly more on physical media content than ‘honest’ consumers. Torrentfreak
published an article about this subject in May of 2013.
Of course, I can only speak for myself, but my purchasing habits align directly with the findings of the
Columbia 2012 and
OfCom 2013 studies. My non-legal collection comprises several hundred thousand recordings, many of which are not available for purchase at any price from any commercial service, streaming, physical media, or otherwise, so I couldn't purchase them even if I wanted to. Still, my downloads directly result in significant media investments.
So far in 2016 my downloading resulted in over $1,600 in purchases of 45 albums and box sets. Statista reports that average US consumer music purchases in 2016 total $13 for CDs and $5 for vinyl. By these numbers, my piracy-inspired purchases total more than that of the next 90 consumers combined. And this is common among the ‘worst’ file-sharers.
While unfortunately, the other 99% of filesharers don't do their part, the 1%-ers statistically compensate for their slack. And total media spending is proportionally influenced by the amount of content you seize. So take it all! Educate yourself! Develop a discerning ear for the most exquisite recordings the world has to offer!
Then buy the finest specimens for your own library.
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Originally Posted by Exo
Dude, JUST BUY A ****ING DYSON VACUUM AND RELISH IN YOUR DECISION.
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mmm... Dyson.